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Polls have closed and the vote counting begins in polling stations in the Senegalese capital. Volunteers open up sealed ballot boxes and start counting the ballot papers from the first round of the country's presidential election. IMAGES
Polls close and vote counting starts in El Salvador, with incumbent President Nayib Bukele's victory all but confirmed thanks to his no-holds-barred war on gangs that has slashed homicide rates in a violence-weary nation. IMAGES
After the closing of the polls in the Liberian general elections, polling staff count up the ballots cast, as representatives from different political parties observe and tally the votes. IMAGES
Election officials begin counting votes in Madrid after polls closed in an election where the right was expected to make a comeback. The vote took place just three weeks after Spain took over the rotating presidency of the European Union, and the expected shift to the right would deal a fresh blow to the European left. Polls closed at 1800 GMT and although Spain does not publish exit polls, figures from a last-minute Sigma Dos poll taken in the days before the vote, suggested Alberto Nunez Feijoo's PP would win 145-150 seats, falling short of the 176-seat absolute majority required to govern alone. IMAGES
Polling stations in Nicaragua’s presidential elections closed at 6:00 pm (midnight GMT) after 11 hours of voting, and counting begins. The elections have been slammed as a "sham" by US President Joe Biden, as incumbent Daniel Ortega was assured to win after sidelining his challengers. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).